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Approaches to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts in developing countries particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change

Online guide on Loss and Damage

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Clearing House for Risk Transfer

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Side event during COP 23

The Executive Committee hold the side event 'Breaking new ground: Risk financing for slow onset events' on Thursday 9 November. See more >>>

The Task Force on Displacement launched its work

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6th meeting of the Executive Committee for Loss and Damage

Excom 6 took place from 11 to 13 October 2017 in Bonn, Germany. Read more >>>

Feedback on draft compendium on comprehensive risk management approaches sought

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As part of the Cancun Adaptation Framework, the COP initiated, in 2010, consideration on approaches to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.

Following two years of deliberations on this issue, COP19 (November 2013) established the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts, as the main vehicle under the Convention to promote the implementation of approaches to address loss and damage in a comprehensive, integrated and coherent manner. (See decision 2/CP.19 for the details).

Recent

Seventh meeting of the Executive Committee for Loss and Damage

Decision on the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts adopted by COP23.

Institutional arrangements

Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage
The Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage is the main vehicle under the Convention to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, in a comprehensive, integrated and coherent manner

Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage
The Executive Committee is tasked with guiding the implementation of the functions of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. See the current membership and workplan of the Executive Committee, and its meetings